You wouldn’t dream of doing your own accounting, legal or medical work, or selling your house without a real estate agent.

So why not have an expert working on your behalf when you buy an investment property?

Invitation to Seminar

Sydney May 26

Our Services

Plum Property is a Buyers’ Agent specialising in helping investors to find and purchase properties across Australia.

We use extensive research to identify the most attractive areas for investment.  We locate properties within those areas which will suit your needs and budget. Here are the steps we follow to help you find and purchase an investment property:

• An initial discussion to identify your requirements, particularly to find out whether you are looking for capital growth, negatively or positively geared property, and the timing of your investment;
• Research to identify the best State, region and suburb, and to select individual properties;
• Inspection of suitable properties;
• Preparation of comprehensive property reports;
• Guidance and assistance to select the right property;
• Negotiation and purchase of the property on your behalf
• Organise pest and building reports, depreciation schedules, property management and pre-settlement inspections.

Our Fees

Our fee structure can vary depending on the services required by each client, but our standard fees are:

• An initial Retainer Fee of $A1,000 (excluding GST), deductable from the Agents Fee;
• On entering a contract to purchase a property, an Agents Fee - the higher amount of:
  • 1.9% (excluding GST) of the purchase price of the property; or,
  • $A4,900 (excluding GST) .

For example, if a property is purchased for $400,000 then the Agents Fee will be ($400,000 x 1.9% = $A7,600) minus the Retainer Fee of $A1,000 = $A6,600 plus GST.

Auction Bidding

We will attend an auction and bid on your behalf.  Our fee includes research and advice on comparative market value, pre auction negotiation with the agent or vendor and auction attendance and bidding.  (Sydney only.)

• Attendance Fee $400 (plus GST)
• Success Fee $200 (plus GST)

Partner Services

As well as assisting with finding and purchasing properties, the Plum Property group can recommend the full range of services required to support and manage your investment property, including:

• Finance broking - Our group includes fully accredited mortgage brokers who have access to a large variety of loan types from many different bank and non-bank lenders.

• Conveyancing - Our fully-qualified legal team can provide a cost-effective conveyancing service that you can trust to get the job done with the minimum of fuss.

• Quantity Surveyors – we can arrange for a professionally prepared depreciation schedule to ensure you get all your legal tax deductions;
  
• Valuers – in most cases we recommend preparation of an independently prepared property valuation from a reputable valuer working in the area of your purchase.
  
• Accounting services – the accountants in our group can provide comprehensive financial and taxation advice, for both domestic and international purchases.

• Ongoing property management – if you do not intend to manage the property yourself we can arrange for a reputable real estate firm to find tenants and generally manage your asset.